Douluo: Wuhun Longyuan Sword, I have become the scabbard

Chapter 92 Traces
Feeling the breath of nature, Ding Quan felt a sense of ease.

The atmosphere in the Heavenly Dou Imperial City was somewhat oppressive for Ding Quan, which could also be due to the fact that he was constantly under surveillance and therefore felt uncomfortable.

Qian Renxue's plan to seize the country has now succeeded, and she can be said to be the master of the Tiandou Empire. However, it is not easy to completely control such a vast empire, as the Tiandou royal family's control over the Tiandou Empire is too weak.

In particular, several major duchies and kingdoms have almost completely broken away from the rule of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

Even if Qian Renxue ascends the throne, she will not actually control even half of the Heaven Dou Empire. Given the current strength of the Heaven Dou Empire, even with the Spirit Hall as a backup plan, she will not easily launch a war.

If she wants to start a war, she will have to wait until she has completely taken control of the Heavenly Dou Empire before she can make a move. This will take time, and it won't be a short time.

"A ghost tiger nearly 20,000 years old has actually appeared in a place like this." In the outer area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, Ding Quan watched as a 10,000-year-old ghost tiger disappeared from sight.

No wonder the Soul Master teams in Soul Hunting Town suffered heavy losses; now, not many Soul Hunting teams are entering the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt souls.

The appearance of a soul beast of such age in this outer area is something that those soul-hunting teams cannot handle.

“Something must have happened inside the Star Dou Great Forest, causing these high-age soul beasts to run to this place.” Under Ling’s simulated soul skill, the ghost tiger did not detect the group.

Be vigilant.

"Don't worry."

The group quickly flew towards the depths of the Star Dou Forest. There were no useful maps left inside the Star Dou Great Forest. In such a place, having a map or not was of little use. This was an area that only top-tier experts were qualified to enter.

Within the mixed zone and core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, there are countless soul beasts over 50,000 years old, and even Soul Saints dare not venture there lightly.

Soul beasts that are over 50,000 years old are roughly comparable to Soul Masters at the Soul Douluo level, and there are quite a few soul beasts that are close to 100,000 years old.

"I wonder if there are any soul beasts there that are suitable for the age of the spring."

"Hopefully my luck won't be that bad." Ding Quan took out a booklet containing information on Yin-Yang attribute soul beasts, but he took a few more glances at the information on one particular soul beast.

The Black Tortoise is a top-tier soul beast.

It is said that he possesses the bloodline of the divine beast Xuanwu. Ding Quan was actually quite surprised that such a being as the divine beast Xuanwu existed in the Douluo Continent. However, ten thousand years later, a Soul Master did indeed possess a Martial Soul with the bloodline of the divine beast Xuanwu, and eventually fully activated it.

The mythical beast Xuanwu embodies both Yin and Yang. In Ding Quan's memory, Xuanwu was composed of a tortoise and a snake, with the tortoise symbolizing Yin and the snake symbolizing Yang.

I don't know how it differs from the Xuanwu of this world, but the Xuanwu Turtle has the bloodline of the Xuanwu and does possess Yin and Yang attributes, just not as strong as Ding Quan thought.

Moreover, ten thousand years later there was indeed a golden hawksbill turtle that was 100,000 years old, which had some of the bloodline of Xuanwu. Among the soul skills it provided was a soul skill called Xuanwu Replacement, which was very much in line with the concept that Yin and Yang can be transformed.

I don't know where this golden hawksbill turtle is now. Hunting it might be a good option, but it's more likely that I won't be able to absorb its spirit ring, as its age must be very high now.

"We have plenty of time this time too, we can just keep looking."

“That’s true.” Ling and Wei’er still need some time before they can break through to level 60, so they do have plenty of time.

Unaware of the surrounding spirit beasts, Ding Quan and his companions headed towards a large lake in the mixed area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest.

Although it's called a lake, it can actually be seen as a huge wetland. There are many powerful aquatic soul beasts here, including many Xuanwu Turtles. Ding Quan should be able to find one that suits him. Xuanwu Turtles are very long-lived soul beasts. Their powerful defense is even stronger than the previous Heavy Rock Xuanwu Turtles. Unless one's strength far exceeds that of the Xuanwu Turtles, there is really no way to deal with them. Naturally, there are many of them of high age.

The group is currently moving at an extremely high speed, flying directly at low altitude without any obstacles.

As Ding Quan and his companions were moving forward, a small blank area appeared in the forest not far ahead. The tall trees there seemed to have been directly destroyed by a powerful attack, leaving a crater in the forest.

Such an attack was like something falling directly from the sky.

"Is it a 50,000-year-old Golden Bear?" Just as Ding Quan was about to cross over, he saw a huge skeleton in the center of the pit. The flesh and blood on it were gone, but the fur around it still looked very fresh.

Judging from the fur and claws left behind, Ding Quan had seen this kind of soul beast before. It was the Golden Bear he encountered when he was obtaining his fourth soul ring, but this soul beast was clearly over 50,000 years old.

The Golden Bear is no weakling. Only a powerful Soul Saint could deal with a Golden Bear that is over 20,000 years old. Even a Soul Douluo might not be able to easily defeat this Golden Bear that is over 50,000 years old.

Was it a Title Douluo who made the move?

Moreover, the flesh and blood of this Golden Bear had been almost completely devoured by other soul beasts, but Ding Quan could clearly see that many of its bones were broken, suggesting that it had been killed by a heavy weapon.

There were no other traces around, so it seems the attack was fatal.

“It was a top-tier expert who did it, Quan. Is there anything strange about it?” Wei’er looked at Ding Quan, who had stopped and was staring at the huge skeleton with a strange expression.

“This Golden Bear produced a soul bone.” Ding Quan stared at the Golden Bear’s right arm, where many bones were missing, while its left arm was intact. Even though it had been gnawed on by the surrounding soul beasts, no soul beast was interested in such a hard bone.

"It seems so." Ling also noticed this. It goes without saying how high the quality of a soul bone produced by a 50,000-year-old Golden Bear is. Even a Title Douluo would be envious of such a high age.

"The golden bear died about a month ago."

Vera touched the short new buds growing on the broken tree next to her and estimated the approximate time.

"We can't fly anymore." After taking another look, Ding Quan saw another powerful flying soul beast appear in the sky, making it dangerous to continue flying.

Heading towards their target area once more, the group was no longer as daring as before. Instead, they traversed directly through the jungle, where the spirit beasts had reached a level that was difficult for them to handle.

"The age of the soul beasts appearing here is so high." More than ten minutes later, a Netherworld Wolf that was over 50,000 years old silently walked past the group. Although this was a mixed area, it was still far from the core area. Weren't the age of the soul beasts appearing here a bit too high?

"We must be extremely careful from now on." Although the simulation skill is powerful, it is still easy for some spirit beasts with strong mental attributes to see through it. If a spirit master with mental attributes appears in this place, the group will be in danger.

A day later, Ding Quan and his group stopped again, looking at the scene ahead.

Another crater has appeared in the forest, and this time it is even larger than the previous one.

"Quan, someone is deliberately hunting soul beasts." Ling maintained his simulation skill, and the group stood on a tall tree branch, looking at the scene not far away. They had seen this scene before. "It should be correct."

“The Vajra Demon Ape, judging from its size, is over 50,000 years old. It was hunted around the same time as the previous Golden Bear.” Wei’er looked around. The buds on the surrounding trees were similar to those she had encountered before. The beast’s fur was quite intact, but its internal organs had obviously been emptied.

Could it be him?

Ding Quan looked at the skeleton in the central area. The skull of this Vajra Demon Ape was also broken, indicating that it had been severely injured by a blunt weapon.

However, this soul beast was clearly much stronger than the Golden Bear. Judging from the surrounding situation, this Vajra Demon Ape had to exchange several blows with its opponent before being killed.

Moreover, several obvious traces were left around it.

There were several huge marks on the ground, which had knocked the soil down several meters deep.

A hammer? Could it be Tang Hao?

These marks look like they were made by a huge hammer.

The golden-red Xuanhuo Eyes have been open ever since entering the Star Dou Great Forest, and the soul power on the corpse is still very strong.

The Vajra Demon Ape can barely be considered a top-tier soul beast. Judging from the remains and fur left behind by this Vajra Demon Ape, its age is probably around 70,000 years. Ding Quan couldn't say for sure how old it was. This soul beast had been dead for some time, and its remains still contained soul power that hadn't dissipated, so its strength was naturally not weak.

“This soul beast did not produce any soul bones.” Wei’er examined the skeleton carefully; the skeleton of this Vajra Demon Ape was quite complete.

Soul bones, if that's the case, it's actually quite possible.

The only possible reason for hunting down such an ancient spirit beast, besides for its spirit ring, is for its spirit bone.

Both the Strike Bear and the Vajra Demon Ape are power-type soul beasts, so it makes sense if Tang Hao were to actually make a move.

"The soul master who hunted this soul beast is incredibly powerful. If a top-tier expert is hunting soul beasts in this mixed zone, then the appearance of high-age soul beasts in the outer areas can be explained."

"If it's for obtaining soul bones, then who knows how many high-age soul beasts this person has hunted."

Aside from 100,000-year-old soul beasts, the probability of ordinary 10,000-year-old soul beasts possessing soul bones is extremely low. The fact that even current titled Douluo don't have many soul bones shows just how rare soul bones are.

Ding Quan had hunted countless whale soul beasts that had lived for tens of thousands of years in order to obtain whale glue, but he had not obtained a single soul bone from them.

"I'm afraid there are quite a few." The group had encountered two hunted soul beasts in less than a day by simply moving in a straight line, so there must be many such traces in the vicinity.

"Could these marks be from Haotian Douluo?" Ling also noticed the huge marks around him, which looked like they were made by a heavy hammer blow.

Only a Title Douluo could possess the power to kill such a high-level soul beast in a few moves.

There happens to be a titled Douluo on this continent whose martial soul is a hammer. That is Haotian Douluo, who appeared in the finals of the Soul Master Competition in Wuhun City two months ago.

Ling glanced at Ding Quan, who had been paying attention to the Shrek group, and now he had a better understanding of it. Tang San was actually the son of Haotian Douluo, and the beautiful woman who was closely related to Tang San was actually a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast.

Ding Quan did indeed meet Tang San and Xiao Wu after acquiring the Xuanhuo Pupil. He probably sensed something when they met, which is why he kept an eye on the Shrek Academy group.

Little did they expect that this 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast had long since become Tang Hao's prey.

"Perhaps it really is him." Ding Quan nodded, and the group continued on their way.

"Is he preparing a soul bone for Tang San?"

"I'm afraid so."

Tang Hao now possesses a complete set of soul bones. He broke through to level 70 when he was almost thirty years old, and finally broke through to level 90 in just over fourteen years, becoming the so-called youngest Title Douluo on the continent.

Such a rapid increase in soul power is obviously unreasonable. There must have been some shortcut taken. At that time, the best shortcut was to absorb a high-age soul bone that had not been absorbed by others.

Tang Hao's soul bones were already fully equipped before level 90. The soul bones dropped by killing a 100,000-year-old soul beast must be the missing part of the six soul bones of a soul master. If the soul bones are fully equipped, then it is another matter. He did not absorb the soul bone of the Blue Silver Emperor, which naturally means that his soul bones are already complete.

Therefore, he must have completed all the remaining soul bones between the Soul Saint and Soul Douluo levels, and the time frame must have been quite long. At that time, he was working with his older brother Tang Xiao, who was more than ten years older than him and whose strength was always above Tang Hao's.

With their combined strength, hunting high-level soul beasts is clearly not a problem.

Both of them had fully equipped soul bones. When acquiring soul bones, there must have been overlaps in the parts of the soul bones, so they may have had quite a few left over at the time. This may be the reason why the Clear Sky Sect has produced several Title Douluos.

It's probably because they possess a complete set of high-quality soul bones that their strength stands out among their peers. You have to know that other titled Douluo might not even have a single soul bone. If they couldn't achieve this level of improvement with six high-quality soul bones, then it would really be abnormal.

If this was indeed done by Tang Hao, then coming here to hunt high-age soul beasts was naturally to prepare for Tang San's future.

Tang San doesn't have a head spirit bone now, nor has he obtained the "Looking Through Autumn Water Dew". Although his mental strength is much stronger than that of other spirit masters of the same level, it is far from reaching the level in the original work.

Given Tang San's current mental strength, entering the City of Slaughter might indeed be dangerous. In that case, it's reasonable for Tang Hao to prepare a soul bone for Tang San, but the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest are suffering.

Ding Quan did not stop and continued towards his destination.

But before long, their expressions turned ugly.

A huge corpse of a demonic tiger appeared not far from the group, and the surrounding situation was similar to what they had seen before.

The problem is that this demonic tiger still has a lot of flesh and blood on its body. This 50,000-year-old soul beast was only hunted down not long ago.

Could it be that Tang Hao is still searching for a suitable soul beast nearby? Has he not gone far? Indeed, there is still a very thick layer of soul power remaining in this area.

(End of this chapter)